Daikaiju Enterprises

Issue #15

May/June, 1995

Reviewer:    C. L. Werner

Articles include:

• News - Godzilla is to die in the new Toho film, which will pit him against a monster called Destroyer, a derivative of the original Oxygen Destroyer weapon. A revamped older kaiju is set to team with Little Godzilla against the Destroyer, speculation ranging from Varan and Anguirus to Mothra. Gamera Guardian of the Universe is reported to be doing respectable business in Japanese theaters. A new Ultraman series is in production for Japanese television. Trendmasters reports that Mothra will be dropped from their toy line, but Biollante, Battra and Gigan will soon be joining the line. Godzilla appears in both the first issue of his own series and Godzilla vs Hero Zero for Dark Horse comics.

• Gamera vs Godzilla - by Ed Godziszewski - A report on the new Gamera movie, and a comparison between its story, effects and acting and those of Toho's recent Godzilla films. The new Gamera film is clearly the superior product.

• Gamera breathes new life into genre - by Steve Ryfle - A fan's view of the new Gamera movie, calling it the best kaiju film since Destroy All Monsters.

• The Otaku View - by Hikari Takeda - A contrasting viewpoint, as a fan bemoans the lack of humor in the new Gamera film.

• Godzilla in America Part 5: Monster Island! - by John Rocco Roberto and Robert Biondi - A comparison between the Japanese and US releases of Destroy All Monsters and Godzilla's Revenge.

• The Battles of Godzilla - "The Coming of Mechagodzilla" - by Chris Scalf - An illustrated depiction of the first battle between Godzilla and Mechagodzilla from Godzilla vs the Cosmic Monster featuring the amazing art style of Chris Scalf.

• Godzilla Tails - Fiction by Godzilla fans. 'Ebirah vs the Giant Chef from Space' by John Marshall. 'Power rangers vs Godzilla' by Christopher and Amy Elam. The first of Skip Peel's Dr. Summeral stories 'The Legend of King Kong vs Mothra'.

• Article of articles - by Max Della Mora - A listing of some of the many movie magazines Godzilla has appeared in over the years, including Fangoria and Famous Monsters of Filmland.

• G-series who's who - The results of a reader poll regarding favorite actors and actresses from the Godzilla series.

• Bigger than life! - An interview with Henry G. Saperstein, the man who worked intimately with Toho during the production of Frankenstein Conquers the World and War of the Gargantuas and was responsible for bringing many of Toho's films to the United States.

• The Attack of the Super-Allosaurus - by Neil Riebe - The first part of a lengthy fiction tale.

• The Godzilla Report - More toys, CDs and stickers from Japan. Also reviewed are the video release of Varan the Unbelievable, several Godzilla music CDs and the books When Dinosaurs Ruled the Screen and The Films of Eiji Tsuburaya as well as the novel Gojiro.